Where does “adolescent” come from?
Adolescent comes from French adolescent, from Latin adolescentem, the accusative of adolescens, formed from the prefix ad- plus a root related to Latin oleum meaning oil.
adolescent (English): Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at...
Ancestry of “adolescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | adolescent | — |
| 2 | Latin | adolescentem | accusative masculine singular of adolēscēns;... |
| 3 | Latin | adolescens | growing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting |
| 4 | Latin | adolescere | present active infinitive of adolēscō |